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A Day in Munich Essentials
Munich’s focal Marienplatz square, bustling with street musicians and GETTING THERE
artists, is the perfect place to start a day’s tour. Trains link Munich’s airport, 18 miles (30 km)
from the city, to its main train station, west of
MORNING Catch the Rathaus carillon (chiming bells) in Marienplatz
Marienplatz. Central Munich is easily walkable,
at 11:00 AM; pop into the toy museum in the Altes Rathaus, then
but public transportation is excellent.
climb the Peterskirche tower for fantastic views. Stop at the
WHERE TO STAY
Viktualienmarkt (food market) to eat a Weisswurst, Munich’s
Pension Seibel (inexpensive) is simple, central,
famous white sausage, en route to the Renaissance Residenz palace.
and very Bavarian. www.seibel-hotels-munich.de
AFTERNOON Walk to the Pinakothek museums, Munich’s clutch of Torbräu (moderate) is a dependable, family-run
excellent art museums, and view either old masters or modern and four-star choice close to the Viktualienmarkt.
contemporary art. Or take a bus to Munich’s grandest museum: the www.torbraeu.de
Deutsches Museum, with its science and technology collection. Charles Hotel (expensive) is a top-class hotel
with huge rooms. www.thecharleshotel.com
EVENING Choose between high culture – perhaps one of Munich’s
TOURIST INFORMATION
three first-rate symphony orchestras – or head to Hofbräuhaus, to
Neuen Rathaus, Marienplatz; +49 89 23 39 65 00
while away the evening in the classic Bavarian way.
Right Bacon and herb dumplings in a rich broth of mushrooms and cream is Bavarian comfort food at its finest
Below Munich’s Hofbräuhaus, once the royal brewery, is one of the oldest beer halls in Germany